O.K.I know that car number plates vary from country to country.What I don't know is,why do US no. plates have a special background describing the state.And I also don't know how and why it keeps changing every month or year depending on how many cars are sold in the respective state.In where I live(Malaysia),the number plates are all black and the first letter represents the state.For example,WRK 0123,W represents Kuala Lumpur and RK 0123 advances every time a car is sold in this state.If you are a US resident,can you please tell me how the US no. plate works,I really like to know how US no.plates work,since almost half the cars sold in the world are in US.Thanks very much.
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There just random numbers and letter.
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because we want to be different.
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cuz if ur from florida and u go to los angeles and u do something bad , the police can know where the person come from. and it would make the work of a policeman easier hope it helps
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every U.S. state is different, I believe. every state's license plate has its name on it somewhere, usually at the top or bottom. i live in indiana, and we have our state flag as the decoration. the first two numbers represent the county in which the car is registered, and the letter/4 numbers at the end are the individual vehicle's registration number. i'm not sure how other states work.
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The plate design varies by state to identify where that driver is from. New number plates are issued per car every few years. If you see drivers whose car was registered in your area, you'll notice they usually have similar number combos.
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The states charge a fee to get a license plate...so they change the style every few years so you have to pay for a new one. That's really the reason. Each state is responsible for their own motor vehicle laws, including if a car is required to get an inspection annually or not, and what age you can drive legally, etc. The states do have a lot of independence in many respects....there is no national Motor Vehicle Dept. in the USA. I do think that in my state that the different counties seem to have different letters they give out for the license plates, but I don't know if that is on purpse. There are some states where you have to have a license plate on the back and front, and others that only require one. I have been told that is because some states value the ability to catch speeders coming or going, while others they are trying to protect privacy of the car owner, claiming that the VIN # from the manufacturor is all that is really needed.... so that's that!
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Each state has a different plate. The government agency that decides what the plate looks like is different for each state. Thus, we have different plates for each state. Occasionally, they do change the standard plate, but this is very infrequent -- perhaps every 10 or 20 years. However, what you have seen are probably specialty plates. Instead of the standard plate, which most people have, you can pay extra for specialized plates. These cost more, and have a special picture. Usually, part of the money goes towards something shown on the plate. For example, in CA you can have a plate with the picture of a whale. Part of the money you pay for this plate goes towards wildlife protection.
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Because we are 50 states joined by a central government. Each state has its own plates, and passes it's own laws.
